Vocabulary
Coded DNA instructions that control the production of proteins within the cell.
What is a gene
the opposite of GGG
What is CCC?
The decoding of an mRNA message into a polypeptide chain
What is translation?
Long chains of amino acids
What is protein?
The RNA molecules that carry copies of instructions for assembling amino acids into proteins.
What is mRNA
the opposite of ATA in DNA
What is TAT
The number of unpaired bases in tRNA molecules
What is three?
Each unit of a nucleic acid consisting of a sugar, attached phosphate group, and base
What is nucleotide?
Ribosomes are made up of several dozen proteins, as well as a form of RNA.
What is rRNA
Formed from the non-template strand
What is the Template Strand?
the opposite of TCA in DNA
What is AGT the opposite of?
The three unpaired bases
What is anticodon?
Where are instructions and sequences encoded in
What is genes?
Consists of three consecutive nucleotide that specify a single amino acid that is to be added to the polypeptide.
What is a codon
Replaces thymine
What is Uracil?
The opposite of CGC in DNA
What is the opposite of GCG?
Until it reaches this point, the polypeptide chain continues to grow.
What is the stop codon?
A DNA molecule is described as
What is a double helix
The decoding of an mRNA message into a protein which takes place on ribosomes.
What is a translation
It is paired with U which replaced T
What is A?
the opposite of AAA in DNA
What is the opposite of TTT?
This is what is formed
What is a peptide bond?
This shows the amino acid to which each of the 64 possible codons corresponds.
What is the genetic code?